Device for securing bond-wires to a bail-joint.



"PATENTED JUNE so, 1903,

w. M. POST. DEVIGHFOR SECURING 1mm WIRES TO A RAIL JOINT.

'fuiiy set forth.

Eipeoification of-Letters Potent.

"SGZL SEOURING BOWEN/"IRES TO 11. :Li'VAZLL-FGINT.

Applies/tic: file-i Sept-ember 15%, RSS7. Saris; Nov 392,539.

c-ZZ whom it concern:

Be it known that E, rVsLLEs M. Posr, 2L citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of W iikinshurg, count y of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a, new and useful Device for Securing end-Wires to 52v Roii-5oi11t, of which the following is e specification.

The purpose of my invention is to support raii bonds intern-1 eoietc their points of attack mentto the rails and to provide conductive contest at the iiointsoi' support.

A futher purpose of my invention is to protect the points attachment of rail h onds to the rails against undue strain.

A further purpose of my invention is to retain the oondinq Wires of rail bonds in tent position across the fish plate and between imints. in proximity of the points of cttaoir moot with the r is 1 t further consists of other novei features of construction, aii as will he hereinafter F or the purpose of iiiustreting my invention, 1 have shown the forms thereof at present preferred by me, since these iinhodiinents est iiiustrote the priocipie oi the invention and give satisfactory and reiiebie results in practice, sitiiough it is to he understood that the various instrumentziitics of which my invention consists can be vnriousiy arranged and organized and that my invention. is not iimiteciio the precise arrangement and orgsnization of these instrumentalities as herein shown.

Figure 1 rep o. its in side elevation, one form of my illi n. Fig. represents the construction. shown in Fig. 2 in transverse sec ion uponii'ne fl--11. LFi 3 represents at transverse cross section similar toFig. 2 but showing the support upon the opposite side or" the rail. Fig. 4 represents in perspective he Form of support and contact shown in l, 2 and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show in orspeotive, modified forms of my support 1' vi contact piece.

Similar nunicreis of reference indicate corresponding ports in the figures.

Referring to the drawings :-in bonding rails such as those shown at 1, it is customary to insert bonds 2 into too roiis, as at 3 and 4 upon side of the 'fishpiste at the joint thereof, making use of the contact of the bond and rail at the point of insertion to establish electrical connection between the bond. and rail and to unite t e nmnner.

My invention cspcciaiiy sdvnnt ous for use with a bond. which is carried c of the fish piste wherever it posses the same. in my claims where i roiis r for to the bond as c::- loosei, aiiude to the fact that it is through or s POIiiUZQ of its iength unprotected by the fish piste.

1 A reistireiy thin Wire is often used f r th hood. My iort nie 'eiy has of ;y As a means of impror'nig c might be equsi utiiity m t it :1 either mm or this Wires according to the requirements in indi iriuei Notvv'it istsnding that various means token to insure tight metallic and electrics connection between the bond and the rail at the points 3 and 4, it is difiicuit to establish merit are loosened or .311 and the eiec trical connection thereof impaired.

i secure the bonds the iish. pinteb n'iezins oi clips held in piece preferably by the hoits w; oh hold the i h piste in piece and which clips may not only support the bonds against sagging or buiging-or interference of any kind, but also increase the arcs of eiectrics] contact with the roii through th e contact 0; toe ciips with the bonds, the T011 tact of the bonds and clips with the fish piste and the contact between the fish pistes and the rails.

For the above named purposes i, apply clip 5, of which i have illustrated one to n in Fig. 4, having (5 intended to )0 mit assage of the boil there-through inn provided with a hoe; er 7 of such shape as to su )port the wires of the bonds and, r crabiy, to press the some into contact with the fish late 8.

Vi ile I may nfiiiie use of the keeper .i

causing it to,

with the result that these points of attach I tion of the bolts 9, these keeper make intimate contact with the wires itself and, best of all press the wires tightly a ainst the fish plates for the double reason oi better electrical contact therewith both on the part of the keeper and fish plate and because it enables me to rip the bonds firmly at the desired points and keep them stretched taut between these points.

1 preferably apply my clip with its keeper to at least two points alon the fish plate, having illustrated it as ap Iied in the locasing the outside bolts through the fish plate, but it may .evidently be applied Where desired. The'edge 10 may be turned up to conform to .the bend in the fish plate and is made use of by me to prevent turning of the clip about the bolt.

I have shown my cli and keeper applied upon itphelnut side of t e'bolt in Fi 2 between- .he nut lock 11 and the fish pIate but may use it as shown in Fig. 3 upon the head side of the bolt between the head 12 and the fish plate upon that side of the rail.

In the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 I provide my clips 13, 14 and 15 with a keeper in the form of a loop 16 which I have shown as do'vvnwardly turned therefrom but which evidently may be otherwise constructed. As'I have illustrated it I turn the metal outwardly at 17, downwardl at 18 and in wardly at 19 using preferab y the metal upon the lateral edges oi my clips for this purpose and thus providing a plurality of such loops 16 for each clip.

I have shown the opening in Fig. 5 as made in the form of an inverted U, ermitting the clip to be placed over the b0 t with out taking the nut oil or the bolt out. In

. this form'I have shown the ends 20 as approaching more nearly to each other than the portions of the material at the center 21 with the urpose and intent that the opening at 20 shal be slightly less than the diameter of the bolt so that the clip will be sprung slightly when it is put into place and be retained by its resilience against accidental disengagement the bolt or nut be loosened.

In the form shown in Fig. 6 I have shown i a iish plate, a pair of rails, a rail bond secured an :ival op 1g for the o'iiipose of ill-t1 the elliptical portions or ti bolts at present in use upon many rail go] it i In Fi 7 I. have shown. the usual 0 3e;

23 with which torm of opening I have also illustrated Fig. 4, it being evident that any required or desired form oi opening may be used with either keeper with a large part of the advantage of my invention.

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Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to Patent, is:-.-

1. In a device of the character described, a rail bond, a fish plate, "a bolt and nut retainin said fish plate and a keeper held in the rail bond exteriorly of the fish ate.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of meeting rails, a fish plate, a rail .bond spanning said fish plate, a keeper supporting said rail bond and means for retainlng'the fish plate and kee er in place.

support comprising a clip for engagement with the fish plate and its retaining means and a keeper forming a sup ort for a rail bondexteriorly of thefish plate.

4. As an article of manufacture, a rail bond support comprising a clip exteriorly supported upon the. fish plate and means ppog said clip for engagement with the rail an exposed rail bond, meansjor securing it in place, a clip, a keeper u on said clip and means for supporting the c ip and keeper.

6. In a device of the character described, a pair of rails, a fish plate uniting them, an exposed rail bond electrically connectin said rails and a clip support for said rail bon applied intermediate the end of the bond.

7. As an article of manufacture, a support for an intermediate portion of an exposed rail bond.

8. In a device of the character described, an exposed rail, an exposed bond connected therewith and means for supporting the bond intermediate its points of attachment with the rail and independent of such points of attachment.

9. In a device of the character described, a rail, a fish plate, a bond secured to the rail upon each side of the ,fish plate, and means for tightly grip ing said bond in proximity to but independent of its points of attachment with the rail.

10. In a device of the character described, a rail bond, a fish late, a clip on said fish late, an ear on saic clip forming an openin or said rail bonds, and means to secure sai rail bond to the rail.

11. In a device of the character described,

thereto and means independent of its points of attachment to the rails for keeping the bond close to the fish plate and exterior thereto.

VJELLES M. POST. VVitnesses:

J. DUFF Mason,

B. F. DICKINSON.

secure by Letters place by the bolt and nut and supporting 3. As an article of manu acture, a rail bond- 5. In a device of the character described 

